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A Multimodal Tiltwing Framework for Bioinspired Aerial Robots
Krispin C. V. Broers, Sophie F. Armanini
Tailless flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) mimic the impressive flight performance of hummingbirds, utilising unsteady aerodynamic effects. However, existing designs are…
Hydrodynamic Performance Enhancement of Unmanned Underwater Gliders with Soft Robotic Morphing Wings for Agility Improvement
A. Giordano, G. De Meurichy, V. Telazzi +6
This work assesses the hydrodynamic efficiency of Underwater Unmanned Vehicles (UUVs) equipped with soft morphing wings compared to conventional rigid wings. Unlike rigid wings, de…
AMBER: A tether-deployable gripping crawler with compliant microspines for canopy manipulation
P. A. Wigner, L. Romanello, A. Hammad +5
This paper presents an aerially deployable crawler designed for adaptive locomotion and manipulation within tree canopies. The system combines compliant microspine-based tracks, a…
Learning Agile Tensile Perching for Aerial Robots from Demonstrations
Kangle Yuan, Atar Babgei, Luca Romanello +5
Perching on structures such as trees, beams, and ledges is essential for extending the endurance of aerial robots by enabling energy conservation in standby or observation modes. A…
Future Pathways for eVTOLs: A Design Optimization Perspective
Johannes Janning, Sophie F. Armanini, Urban Fasel
The rapid development of advanced urban air mobility, particularly electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, requires interdisciplinary approaches involving the futu…
Features characterizing safe aerial-aquatic robots
Andrea Giordano, Luca Romanello, Diego Perez Gonzalez +2
This paper underscores the importance of environmental monitoring, and specifically of freshwater ecosystems, which play a critical role in sustaining life and global economy. Desp…
TumblerBots: Tumbling Robotic sensors for Minimally-invasive Benthic Monitoring
L. Romanello, A. Teboul, F. Wiesemuller +3
Robotic systems show significant promise for water environmental sensing applications such as water quality monitoring, pollution mapping and biodiversity data collection. Conventi…
Exploring the Potential of Multi-modal Sensing Framework for Forest Ecology
Luca Romanello, Tian Lan, Mirko Kovac +2
Forests offer essential resources and services to humanity, yet preserving and restoring them presents challenges, particularly due to the limited availability of actionable data,…
Camber-changing flapping hydrofoils for efficient and environmental-safe water propulsion system
Luca Romanello, Leonard Hohaus, David-Marian Schmitt +2
This research introduces a novel hydrofoil-based propulsion framework for unmanned aquatic robots, inspired by the undulating locomotion observed in select aquatic species. The pro…
Repeatable Energy-Efficient Perching for Flapping-Wing Robots Using Soft Grippers
Krispin C. V. Broers, Sophie F. Armanini
With the emergence of new flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle (FWMAV) designs, a need for extensive and advanced mission capabilities arises. FWMAVs try to adapt and emulate the fli…
Aerial Tensile Perching and Disentangling Mechanism for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring
Tian Lan, Luca Romanello, Mirko Kovac +2
Aerial robots show significant potential for forest canopy research and environmental monitoring by providing data collection capabilities at high spatial and temporal resolutions.…
Gotta catch 'em all, safely! Aerial-deployed soft underwater gripper
Luca Romanello, Daniel Joseph Amir, Heinrich Stengel +2
Underwater soft grippers exhibit potential for applications such as monitoring, research, and object retrieval. However, existing underwater gripping techniques frequently cause di…
Validation of Collision Detection and Avoidance Methods for Urban Air Mobility through Simulation
Isha Panchal, Sophie F. Armanini, Isabel C. Metz
Urban Air Mobility is a new concept of regional aviation that has been growing in popularity as a solution to the issue of ever-increasing ground traffic. Electric vehicles with ve…
Experimental Evaluation of Bird Strikes in Urban Air Mobility
Aditya Devta, Isabel C. Metz, Sophie F. Armanini
Advanced mobility concepts such as Urban Air Mobility are emerging in full swing. In that concept, a safe and efficient aviation transportation system will use highly automated air…